The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-01-27
/ NATTER OF TASTE.
Strange Dishes That Are Eaten
by Different People.
s.atles. Dog Meat, Bears Paws, Ele-
phants' Feet, Mooses' Noses and Odd
Parts Of Other Animals for Gour-
mands to Reyel Upon.

Nothing is more variable than ma
|douaI diet, except it be national ap-
ptite. An Italian is content with
handful Of bread and grapes, while an
|Englishman can devour twenty pounds
st hesh day. and Tartar is men
Toned by Captain Cochrane in his
travels who consumed in four-and-
twenty hours the hind quarter of
large OK, three of the same tribe think
ng nothing Of polishing off reindeer
siameal.
But even more varied than amount
hkiad. The New Brunswickers find
special charm in the loose nose of the
moose deer. Sharks fins and fish
naEs, unmatched ducks and chickens,
sasugs and birds nests are all priced
b. the omniverous Chinese. The
Parisans eat horse-flesh; and in the
Exhibition of 1851 M. Brochchieri
showed and sold delicious cakes, pat
ts and bonbons of bullock's blood,
rlEslingE the famous marrons glaces
d the contiseries of the boule-
Yards. This seems almost a tri-
amph of art. In Havana the shark is
openly sold in the market, and the
Chinese ascribe special invigorating
vlrtues to its fms and tail. The
Gold Coast negroes are all fond
af sharks, as they are of hippo
ntsmi and alljgators. and the Poly.
naslans are also very fond of shark s
fssh quite raw. Other people beside
be Gold Coast negroes feed on and
slloy reptiles. We ourselves eat one
dlhe tribe when we consume calipash
adcalipee. But though we revel in
afte, we will have nothing to do with
ne tortoise; yet half the soup eaten in
lhg and Sicily is made out of the land
'efiOlse. boiled down to its essence. In
Sae OF the West India Islands land
| sao'ses are in much repute. The eggs
ine close tortoise Gesture clausa)
R neld great delicacy in North
america, and Sir Walter Raleigh fed
,alnting men on ''tortuggas eggs
s,lle sailing up the Orinoco.
N both North and South America
assslt water terrapin is a fat and lus.
ss1 laxury, and its eggs are much
naed The hideous, scaly iguana
unes ont better in the trial than its
salae promises; skillfully cooked il
sssmnles chicken in flesh aud turtle
aaavor; 1t is really excellent eating;
sas cnlcEen or rabbit when stewed OF
sal'ea; IKE turtle when dressed as
I've should be. and like hare when
.. ,ssnea INTO soup, its small soft-shelled d
~ oeing equal to itself in purity and
al''ness OF flavor. Indeed, the eggs
A., aOs. reptiles are wonderfully appe-
Il ouI none more so than those OF
! harmless, hideous, yet delicious
sssa mana unless it be the eggs of the de.
,ss gssu iand tortoise. Caymans and
s' ssOalles, lizards and frogs are all
Ts mn and enjoyed by certain people.
ss ~ ssplcal crocodile is like veal, but
ss,s us species have strong flavor Of
Ssa ma, and some are like Young,
pork, while others resemble
ssss. ssa, others, again, have q
'iol ~ nshy taste, very disagreea.
an..,, IN the whole, therefore,
M ,ulls !, is uncertain eating. and
lIs,s = 0e ventured on with rashness.
d s,O. ss : supposed to be invigoratins
f;.s1s'ofative, and at Manila is solo
Il a a,;.p pprlees, the Chinese clutcking a,
NM n sI,ed y skin, which they use in theil
ntor n !. assses s:s OF gelatinous soup. ALI
r., nm Y nkened to sucking pig, but it.
n nave musty flavor.
bsa1 rench are notoriously addicted
ma winch command high price
hrss ss.ns nork also, where they sell the
, ss8eaasilirog, s8a sometimes weighing hal
asss alu' as we'll as the tender littl,
kind Im animal (rana esculenta), who's,
eAan s taste so like delicate CHECKER
/ lassasser sersed with white sauce in res
q saas s saa hotelsof Paris and Vienna
! elSsssa, irogs do not escape tn,
sosS ~ WHO deyour every thing will
@rip,ase seo nber; and the negroes O
asa a~l eat the loathsome Surinan
! sOos Monkeys are also considere,
nen,sa nsang IN some countries, African
Wen 4 ~ ale never more charmed tina,
s,sa,ss sy can dine off highl,
lender Young monkey. bake